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	'''Mahesh Aney''' is an [[~~India~~]]n [[~~cinematographer~~]].		'''Mahesh Aney''' is an Indian [[cinematographer]] known for his work in [[Hindi cinema\|Hindi]] films.

	==Career==		==Career==
	A [[Film and Television Institute of India]] (FTII) graduate with specialization in cinematography, Mahesh Aney has shot more than a thousand commercials including some award-winning films for [[Pepsi]], [[Kellogg Company\|Kellogg's]], [[Tata Steel]], Feviqik and [[Maggie noodles]]. He runs his own production house and has produced more than fifty commercials for brands like [[Coca-Cola]], [[Vicks]], [[Onida Electronics\|Onida]] TV, [[Nivea]] Cream, Cinthol Soap and [[Johnnie Walker Classic\|Johnnie Walker]] Golf.		A [[Film and Television Institute of India]] (FTII) graduate with specialization in cinematography, Mahesh Aney has shot more than a thousand commercials including some award-winning films for [[Pepsi]], [[Kellogg Company\|Kellogg's]], [[Tata Steel]], Feviqik and [[Maggie noodles]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Mahesh Aney: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday {{!}} Times of India \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Mahesh-Aney \|access-date=2024-07-12 \|website=The Times of India \|language=en}}</ref> He runs his own production house and has produced more than fifty commercials for brands like [[Coca-Cola]], [[Vicks]], [[Onida Electronics\|Onida]] TV, [[Nivea]] Cream, Cinthol Soap and [[Johnnie Walker Classic\|Johnnie Walker]] Golf.

	Renowned for his deft camera work, brilliant eye, and penchant for turning the mundane into the magical on screen, Aney has also conceptualized and directed extremely popular television shows like ''Movers & Shakers'', ''Bindaas Bol'', ''Kya Masti Kya Dhoom'' and ''Wajood'', which have won several awards. He has worked as a cinematographer on films like ''God Only Knows!'', ''Tum: A Dangerous Obsession'' and the now-classic ''[[Swades]]''.		Renowned for his deft camera work, brilliant eye, and penchant for turning the mundane into the magical on screen, Aney has also conceptualized and directed extremely popular television shows like ''Movers & Shakers'', ''Bindaas Bol'', ''Kya Masti Kya Dhoom'' and ''Wajood'', which have won several awards. He has worked as a cinematographer on films like ''God Only Knows!'', ''Tum: A Dangerous Obsession'' and the now-classic ''[[Swades]]''.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Mahesh Aney who is director of photography on a film crew sets up a camera at the stands near the NASA News Center. \|url=https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/mahesh-aney-who-is-director-of-photography-on-a-film-crew-sets-up-a-camera-at-the-stands-near-the-nasa-news-center/6wGEqNfjH2TlQw \|access-date=2024-07-12 \|website=Google Arts & Culture \|language=en}}</ref>

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	\| ~~[[2004 in film~~\|2004]] \|\| ''God Only Knows!'' ~~\|\| Bharat Dabholkar~~ \|\|		\| rowspan="2" \| 2004 \|\| ''God Only Knows!'' \|\|
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	\| [[~~2004 in film\|2004]] \|\| ''~~Tum: A Dangerous Obsession'' ~~\|\| Aruna Raje~~ \|\|		\| ''[[Tum?: A Dangerous Obsession]]'' \|\|
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	\| ~~[[2005 in film~~\|2005]] \|\| ''[[Swades~~\|Swades: We, the People~~]]'' ~~\|\| [[Ashutosh Gowariker]]~~ \|\| Won ~~him the~~ [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography]]		\| rowspan="2" \| 2005 \|\| ''[[Swades]]''\|\| Won - [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography]]
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	~~\| [[2005 in film\|2005]] \|~~\| ''The Hangman'' ~~\|\| Vishal Bhandari~~ \|\|		\| ''The Hangman'' \|\|
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	\| [[2007 ~~in film\|2007]]~~ \|\| ''Don't Stop Dreaming'' ~~\|\| Aditya Raj~~ \|\|		\| 2007 \|\| ''Don't Stop Dreaming'' \|\|
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	\| [[~~2010 in film~~\|~~2010~~]] \|\| [[~~Shukno Lanka~~]] \|\| ~~Gaurav Pandey~~		\| 2010 \|\| [[Shukno Lanka\|''Shukno Lanka'']]\|\|
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{{short description|Indian cinematographer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2012}}
'''Mahesh Aney''' is an [[India]]n [[cinematographer]].

==Career==
A [[Film and Television Institute of India]] (FTII) graduate with specialization in cinematography, Mahesh Aney has shot more than a thousand commercials including some award-winning films for [[Pepsi]], [[Kellogg Company|Kellogg's]], [[Tata Steel]], Feviqik and [[Maggie noodles]]. He runs his own production house and has produced more than fifty commercials for brands like [[Coca-Cola]], [[Vicks]], [[Onida Electronics|Onida]] TV, [[Nivea]] Cream, Cinthol Soap and [[Johnnie Walker Classic|Johnnie Walker]] Golf.

Renowned for his deft camera work, brilliant eye, and penchant for turning the mundane into the magical on screen, Aney has also conceptualized and directed extremely popular television shows like ''Movers & Shakers'', ''Bindaas Bol'', ''Kya Masti Kya Dhoom'' and ''Wajood'', which have won several awards. He has worked as a cinematographer on films like ''God Only Knows!'', ''Tum: A Dangerous Obsession'' and the now-classic ''[[Swades]]''.

==Personal life==
Mahesh Aney is married to Anjali Aney, has two children Aarti and Aditya, and lives in Mumbai.

==Filmography==
===Feature films===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Director !! Notes
|-
| [[2004 in film|2004]] || ''God Only Knows!'' || Bharat Dabholkar ||
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| [[2004 in film|2004]] || ''Tum: A Dangerous Obsession'' || Aruna Raje ||
|-
| [[2005 in film|2005]] || ''[[Swades|Swades: We, the People]]'' || [[Ashutosh Gowariker]] || Won him the [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography]]
|-
| [[2005 in film|2005]] || ''The Hangman'' || Vishal Bhandari ||
|-
| [[2007 in film|2007]] || ''Don't Stop Dreaming'' || Aditya Raj ||
|-
| [[2010 in film|2010]] || [[Shukno Lanka]] || Gaurav Pandey
|}

==See also==
*[[Indian cinematographers]]
*[[Cinema of India]]

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|1666123}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061216021707/http://www.swades.com/html/mahes.html Profile on Mahesh Aney] from the ''Swades'' official website

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